Hope these missed PP oppurtunities don't come back to haunt us. I'll give Holtby credit so far, he is seeing the puck very well. Keep putting pressure on him with bodies in front, first goal will crack the wall.

Gotta get to Holtby soon, the longer this goes on the more his confidence grows. Almost a bend-don't break here for the Caps. I hate these games, next thing you know here come the Caps on an odd man rush. Just get one, then they'll come in bunches.

Gotta get to Holtby soon, the longer this goes on the more his confidence grows. Almost a bend-don't break here for the Caps. I hate these games, next thing you know here come the Caps on an odd man rush. Just get one, then they'll come in bunches.Posted by kelvana33

True, kel. Conversely it will be deflating to the Bruins should the Caps get the lead despite their efforts. I'm with you on the score first/open floodgates notion.

Let's be clear about Holtby so far. He has done well facing a more than average amount of low percentage perimeter shots. Thomas has had more difficult saves than the young lad so far even though he has faced less shots. It is the Caps D that is doing a good job forcing the B's to the perimeter. Yes he is doing well but he is not stealing anything. The B's need to fight their way through Wash's D and attack the puck more.

All Washington has to take away from this game was that it could've been worse. That was a sound thrashing for a 1-0 game.Posted by dezaruchi

dez - Holtby's heroics couldn't save them in the end. Mind you, what does his play say about the team in front of him? They were overmatched by the Bruins and only his performance kept the game close - on the scoreboard.

i gotta feeling the caps are scratching their heads, "we just played the best game we can play against them, nothing". only 16 shots, very little sustained pressure, got hit out of the building, and jeeze we're sore. holtby was very good, but thomas was thomas. let them continue to block shots and get outhit over the next game or 2, and see how fast they crumble. GREAT win, GREAT effort, GREAT start. sooo excited for sat nite.

In Response to Re: Bruins--Caps Game 1 Thread : dez - Holtby's heroics couldn't save them in the end. Mind you, what does his play say about the team in front of him? They were overmatched by the Bruins and only his performance kept the game close.Posted by RichHillOntario

RHO, that's all I saw. They could get some confidence if they win that game but there's little good to take from that loss.